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Grouping layers

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Grouping layers

Grouping multiple layers makes it easier to move and resize them all at the same time, toggle their visibility together, or adjust their properties.

To create a group, select two or more layers on the canvas and press G. Alternatively, open the Menu Bar and select Arrange > Group organizing.group.

Different layers being grouped and dragged around the Canvas

Ungrouping layers

Select the group you’d like to ungroup and press G. You can also choose Arrange > Ungroup organizing.ungroup from the Menu Bar.

Selecting a layer in a group

Groups of layers folder.closed are treated as a single layer when you select them. To select an individual layer in a group, double-click on the group, then click on the layer you want to select. You can also hold down while hovering over the group and click on a specific layer.

Different layers being selected within a group

For groups with multiple nested layers, you can double-click once on the group and then quickly follow up with single clicks to dive deeper and select the layer you want.

How to dive deep into groups by single-clicking

To select additional elements to a layer or group already you’ve already selected, press and click on the elements to add them.

How to add extra elements to your layer selection

If you want to select a layer within a group while maintaining your original selection, hold and double-click on the layer you want to select in the group.

How to select a layer within a group while maintaining your previous selection

When you delete a layer within a group, we’ll automatically select the layer that comes after it in the Layer List’s hierarchy. If you then insert a new layer it will be automatically added to the group — above the layer you previously deleted.

In this example we automatically select the next layer in a group after deleting the layer above it